Jai Prakash Vs State Of Uttarakhand 2025 INSC 861 - Death Sentence Commuted - Minor's Rape And Murder Case
Death Sentence - Rarest of Rare Doctrine - The brutality of a crime cannot be the only criterion for determining whether a case falls under the “rarest of the rare” category. - While commuting death sentence of accused in 10 year old girl's rape and murder case, SC observed: The Courts below have only commented on the brutality of the crime in question, to hand down the death penalty to the appellant. No other circumstance came to be discussed by the Courts in reaching the conclusion that the case forms part of the “rarest of the rare” category. Such an approach in our view cannot be sustained.
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#SupremeCourt commutes death sentence award to man convicted for rape and murder of ten year old girl.
— CiteCase 🇮🇳 (@CiteCase) July 16, 2025
Notes that the brutality of a crime cannot be the only criterion for determining whether a case falls under the “rarest of the rare” category. https://t.co/NkvKzRAVtM pic.twitter.com/Nbo3uvRHLG